Dgroups Foundation

Purpose

Dgroups enables anyone to engage in dialogue and collaborate for more effective development and social justice

Vision

Dgroups is an international development partnership that brings together the best choice of tools, support, and experience to engage and collaborate effectively online

Mission

Dgroups provides simple, effective and affordable solutions, knowledge and expertise for collaboration among organizations, projects, networks and campaigns in international development

About Dgroups

Dgroups started in 2002 as a project of Bellanet/IDRC (Canada) in collaboration with the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (ICA), the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), OneWorld, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). As the number of partners increased, it was agreed that an independent legal entity was needed to support the initiative.

In 2009, the Dgroups Foundation was established in the Netherlands as a non-profit foundation, which now comprises 20 Partner organizations.

Core product lines/offerings

Access: Make development communities, knowledge and expertise accessible [via a ‘family’ front end that gives intelligent access to dispersed technical locations]

Capacity: Deliver experience-based learning, mentoring, coaching, training and support for effective online collaboration and advocacy [drawing on expertise in the partnership, provide help on tried and tested approaches to online community management]

Dialogue: Host online discussions and events on international development topics and issues [focusing on bigger overarching issues; drawing expertise from the partnership and drawing on dedicated joint or new or existing COPs]

How to join Dgroups?

Dgroups is financially supported and managed by the Dgroups Partners. We welcome requests from organisations and projects working in international development cooperation, human rights and the quest for global justice to join Dgroups.